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In 1857 Laurence Oliphant (1829–88), lawyer, journalist, diplomat and sometime spy, later Liberal MP, satirical novelist, and, for a time, adherent of the religious mystic Thomas Harris, became private secretary to Lord Elgin (1811–63), accompanying him to China, and thence to Japan, on a mission to protect and extend British trading interests in the region. Oliphant's 1859 account of the trip was published in two volumes. Volume 1 deals with the events of the Second Opium War, and Volume 2 with the negotiation of the Anglo-Japanese Treaty of Yedo, and the legalisation of the Chinese opium trade. The work is a mixture of travel narrative – Oliphant had previously written about his travels in the Crimea (also reissued in this series) – and political analysis. It provides both an informative account of the war from a privileged vantage point and a window upon Oliphant's colourful career.

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Product details

Date Published: April 2012

format: Multiple copy pack

isbn: 9781108045841

dimensions: 216 x 140 mm

weight: 1.43kg

contains: 50 b/w illus. 20 colour illus. 5 maps

availability: Available

Table of Contents

Volume 1:
Preface 1. The origin of the war 2. Appointment and departure of special mission 3. Arrival at Hong-Kong 4. Condition of India in August 1857 5. Voyage to the Philippines 6. Attempt of Count Poutiatine to reach Pekin 7. Landing of the troops 8. New Year's Day, 1858 9. Withdrawal of the naval force 10. Diplomacy in China 11. The Imperial Grand Canal 12. An expedition to the Snowy Valley 13. Communication from the Imperial Government 14. Perilous position of despatch gunboats 15. The night before the attack 16. Ascent of the river 17. The chances of a Chinese political career 18. Insolence of the mob 19. Advantages gained by Russia and America 20. Duplicity of the Commissioners Appendix.
Volume 2:1. First view of Japan 2. Missionary success of Xavier 3. A surfeit of sensations 4. Residence of the American Consul 5. Official visitors 6. Residence of British mission 7. Constitution of government 8. A riding party 9. A Japanese funeral 10. Population of Yedo 11. Settling-day 12. Future prospects 13. Effects of the Chinese climate 14. All the ships aground 15. Renewal of the action 16. A battle between rebels and imperialists 17. A foraging expedition 18. First impressions of Han-kow 19. First appearance of strangers 20. Exploration of a lake 21. The Yang-tse-Kiang commercially considered Appendix.

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